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kirk46 · 25th Nov 2012, 09:06

Hi all,

i've come into issues with my SR-2 folding rig either freezes requiring a hard reboot,

or it reboots its self at least once a day now...

i've just pulled the HDD and ran error checks with HD tune pro and all is fine...

with it being a really old HDD i thought that maybe the issue but its not

i upped the vcore a notch or 2 to see if it was a stability issue but that didnt solve it either

the rig has been munching bigbeta WU's for a few months now with no issues so i'm not sure where to start now

BeauchN · 25th Nov 2012, 12:25

It may be worth checking the PSU, if it's not putting out a stable voltage that could give issues like this

kirk46 · 25th Nov 2012, 13:06

How would I check the psu?

I do have a spare one I can swap it with?

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BeauchN · 25th Nov 2012, 13:57

I'd swap in the spare (as long as it has the right number of EPS plugs) and see if you have the same issue. Otherwise I recall that Scan sell a PSU tester.

kirk46 · 25th Nov 2012, 17:16

just swapped the PSU and started it folding...

will see what happens

Scorpuk · 26th Nov 2012, 10:09

Good luck.

Did you run a memory check?

kirk46 · 26th Nov 2012, 16:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorpuk

Good luck.

Did you run a memory check?

no i didnt...

can do tho

shes still folding... not complete a WU yet tho.

kirk46 · 27th Nov 2012, 07:37

Just checked my folding summary and its hung

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kirk46 · 27th Nov 2012, 14:48

it has rebooted its self.... but was stuck on the Ubuntu welcome screen

running memtest now....

2 passes ok?

Speed · 27th Nov 2012, 15:44

Indeed 2 passes is usually enough. Temps ok?

Random reboots are usually memory, heat or power related. Although I'd take it back to stock clocks to rule that out completely.

kirk46 · 27th Nov 2012, 16:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed

Indeed 2 passes is usually enough. Temps ok?

Random reboots are usually memory, heat or power related. Although I'd take it back to stock clocks to rule that out completely.

its fully water cooled temps are ~50c

so far its done 1 memtest pass and at 75% on the second

ive changed the PSU still the same....

will have to set it to stock speed..... i wont be able to run bigbeta WU's so the rig will get a 'rest' more often with smp? hmmmm

unless i run a bigbeta WU and just take the ppd hit?

Speed · 27th Nov 2012, 16:29

Or stress test it with something heavy like LinX / Intel burntest without any changes first. If you can reliably recreate the issue with stress testing software it will make testing easier and there's no need to mess with anything folding related, while you hunt for the route cause.

If it reboots while stress testing, then you can remove the overclock and retest.

kirk46 · 27th Nov 2012, 16:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed

Or stress test it with something heavy like LinX / Intel burntest without any changes first. If you can reliably recreate the issue with stress testing software it will make testing easier and there's no need to mess with anything folding related, while you hunt for the route cause.

If it reboots while stress testing, then you can remove the overclock and retest.

hmmm i dont have a HDD with windows on to stress test it

EDIT: i think i do have one lol

Speed · 27th Nov 2012, 16:53

Are there not any Linux compatible stress testing applications you can download?

kirk46 · 27th Nov 2012, 19:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed

Are there not any Linux compatible stress testing applications you can download?

no idea...

i only run Linux to fold

kirk46 · 29th Nov 2012, 10:37

Its been running SMP for 24 hours with no issues :/

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kirk46 · 3rd Dec 2012, 09:45

right guys....

its been running SMP for several days with no problems at all

i swapped back to bigbeta and it froze at 64% complete :/

ive backed off the OC by 100MHz and started again.

its a pita because if i dont catch it within a few hours then i lose my QRB

anyway im thinking of investing in a E5 setup as i can set one up for around £600 for the board and cpu's off ebay hmmmmm

or add loads of gpu's to the SR2 for the beta WU's

kirk46 · 9th Dec 2012, 09:19

right peeps....

since ive backed off the OC 100MHz its completed 2 8101 WU's with no issues

now if i up the OC back to what it was and give them more vcore will it be ok hmmmm

25th Nov 2012, 09:06	#1
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	Folding rig rebooting/freezing Hi all, i've come into issues with my SR-2 folding rig either freezes requiring a hard reboot, or it reboots its self at least once a day now... i've just pulled the HDD and ran error checks with HD tune pro and all is fine... with it being a really old HDD i thought that maybe the issue but its not i upped the vcore a notch or 2 to see if it was a stability issue but that didnt solve it either the rig has been munching bigbeta WU's for a few months now with no issues so i'm not sure where to start now __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

25th Nov 2012, 12:25	#2
BeauchN Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: London Posts: 205	It may be worth checking the PSU, if it's not putting out a stable voltage that could give issues like this __________________ The Beast: Silverstone PS-07 \| i7 970 @4.2 \| Rampage Gene II \| 12GB Vengeance RAM \| H80 \| GTX 560-Ti 448

25th Nov 2012, 13:06	#3
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	How would I check the psu? I do have a spare one I can swap it with? Sent from my BlackBerry 8520 using Tapatalk __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

25th Nov 2012, 13:57	#4
BeauchN Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: London Posts: 205	I'd swap in the spare (as long as it has the right number of EPS plugs) and see if you have the same issue. Otherwise I recall that Scan sell a PSU tester. __________________ The Beast: Silverstone PS-07 \| i7 970 @4.2 \| Rampage Gene II \| 12GB Vengeance RAM \| H80 \| GTX 560-Ti 448

25th Nov 2012, 17:16	#5
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	just swapped the PSU and started it folding... will see what happens __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

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26th Nov 2012, 10:09	#6
Scorpuk Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 364	Good luck. Did you run a memory check? __________________ Folding Summary Desktop: Corsair Carbide 400R; Asus Sabertooth X79; Intel i7-3930K; Hydro H100; EVGA GTX 580 772MHz; Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600MHz; Corsair HX850W; Samsung 256GB 840 Pro; 2TB HDD; Windows 7 Ult. 64bit.

27th Nov 2012, 07:37	#8
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	Just checked my folding summary and its hung Sent from my BlackBerry 8520 using Tapatalk __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

27th Nov 2012, 14:48	#9
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	it has rebooted its self.... but was stuck on the Ubuntu welcome screen running memtest now.... 2 passes ok? __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

27th Nov 2012, 15:44	#10
Speed I'm all you need! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Yate near Bristol SW England Posts: 2,334	Indeed 2 passes is usually enough. Temps ok? Random reboots are usually memory, heat or power related. Although I'd take it back to stock clocks to rule that out completely.

27th Nov 2012, 16:29	#12
Speed I'm all you need! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Yate near Bristol SW England Posts: 2,334	Or stress test it with something heavy like LinX / Intel burntest without any changes first. If you can reliably recreate the issue with stress testing software it will make testing easier and there's no need to mess with anything folding related, while you hunt for the route cause. If it reboots while stress testing, then you can remove the overclock and retest.

27th Nov 2012, 16:53	#14
Speed I'm all you need! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Yate near Bristol SW England Posts: 2,334	Are there not any Linux compatible stress testing applications you can download?

29th Nov 2012, 10:37	#16
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	Its been running SMP for 24 hours with no issues :/ Sent from my BlackBerry 8520 using Tapatalk __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

3rd Dec 2012, 09:45	#17
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	right guys.... its been running SMP for several days with no problems at all i swapped back to bigbeta and it froze at 64% complete :/ ive backed off the OC by 100MHz and started again. its a pita because if i dont catch it within a few hours then i lose my QRB anyway im thinking of investing in a E5 setup as i can set one up for around £600 for the board and cpu's off ebay hmmmmm or add loads of gpu's to the SR2 for the beta WU's __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd

9th Dec 2012, 09:19	#18
kirk46 Cheesecake Nom Nom Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 798	right peeps.... since ive backed off the OC 100MHz its completed 2 8101 WU's with no issues now if i up the OC back to what it was and give them more vcore will it be ok hmmmm __________________ 2x Xeon 5620 @ 3.8GHz under water 3770k @ 4.8GHz, Custom loop, GTX680 OC'd